Area of the section II 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about using a plan to work out the area of the pool, house, and lawn. This is a plan of the Hurunui's property. Question 2Change answer a) What is the area of the pool? m2 b) What is the area of the house? m2 c) What is the area of the lawn? m2 Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students). Level: 4 Curriculum info: Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement Key Competencies: Thinking Keywords: area, composite shapes, unitising, rectangles, problem solving Description of task: Students use the scaled plan of a property to calculate the area of the pool, house, and lawn. Curriculum Links: This resource can help to identify students' understanding of calculating area. Learning Progression FrameworksThis resource can provide evidence of learning associated with Measurement sense, sets 6-7Multiplicative thinking, sets 6-7 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y8 (06/2000) a) 100 moderate b) 400 moderate c) 1500 difficult Diagnostic and formative information: Common error Likely calculation Likely reason a) b) 40 80 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 Confuses perimeter and area. Finding area and perimeter Measuring the extension How big is the community hall? The Danish flag
